FILE PHOTO: The 104th Tour de France cycling race - The 103-km Stage 21 from Montgeron to Paris Champs-Elysees, France - July 23, 2017 - Michel Mathieu, Deputy Managing Director of LCL bank (Le Credit Lyonnais) and Team Sky rider and yellow jersey Chris Froome of Britain react on podium - Picture taken July 23, 2017. REUTERS/Charles Platiau
El Poble Nou de Benitatxell, Spain (Reuters) - Chris Froome continued his assault on the Vuelta A Espana with an explosive late sprint on the Puig Llorenca climb to win stage nine on Sunday and increase his lead in the general classification to 36 seconds.
The Briton had support from Sky team mates Gianni Moscon and Mikel Nieve as the peloton caught up with the breakaway in the final climb of the 174km flat stage in Alicante province in punishing heat.
